Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-06-04
sHK RODE FOR EARLY.
The story of a Brave Southern Woman as
Related by Scout.
Reldsyille N. O. Special n. Y. World.


Reidsville IN. c. Special n. Y. World.
"She was 8 beautiful woman, am,
have always wondered what missior She
was on" The speaker was Mr.. Field.
who was q scout in the war " der Gem.
eral Early.
zone morning in the val ..,ay,m he con-
tinued, 81 was ordered by Lieutenant At
wood, who was chief s.aout, TO report to
General Early for ord srs. ! rode at once
to headquarters, Were found . finely
cap2viscned steeL with q lady's side
saddle on stano.ng in front of the tent
door. General Early came out and simply.
said; You will 90 IS escort to g lady i
obey her orders 4
soon beautiful woman trippeJ forth
aud .eaping on the charger set cut il 81
gallOp. [ followed. We @all0ped full
eleven mites. Not . word was exchanged.
That evening, when within a mile or JwO
II the Potomac, saw 2 large white farm
. house over to Ihe left. Here the first
word was spoken. R9ining up she mos
! toned me- to hall, ana said; "a
! s. i viii djsm cunt and go 20 that hohse.
! Take these horses and conceal them III
the woods; feed and curry them sud come
| to the house tor your supper She went
/
I after we had supper she signaled me to
| leave, AID was soon out and had the
! horses ready and waiting IN the bend Of
! the .oCd. Sac was promptly or hand,
| and IS before set of az a gallop. We
rode ali night long, silently, swiftly. As
day Gawned we left the public roads and
| took across the country. About g g. m,
while going across an old field, my fair
companion halted beside broad, deep
ditch, and beckoned ne to her.
! "'PlsCe these horses in that ditch and
get in yourself aud stsy here until l come
! to YOU said she. STE GismOuuCed anu |
occupied the often as direC cd and saw
hec disappear through thick skirt Of
! woods that fringed the edge OF the field.
| judged we were il the locality OF Boons-
! bur0, Nd. Tired and worn out l soon
fell asleep. 1t must have been late din
uer time when | was aroused by what
seemed the very g.ound in q
| jar anC rumble. sprang
! from the ditch and crept to the woods
aud discovered that plank road ran just
| p2rellel and that d very large force OF
Federals, artillery, wagons, etc, was
| passing down IL. | soon gOl back &c the
! ditch, 0reading discovery by bummeTs
and strGgglers, bat l was ready 10 take
care OF them il not more than one or two
had come. But none appeared. There !
| laid full sn hour, when light step and
the rustling of dress caught my ear,
and looking up, there she stood
"'Quick, bring out the horses she
! ssid. Which ] did. Then, mounting her
| own, she handed me g message sealed up
il tissue paper, and said Give that 10
General Early And away she went.
| That IS the last Of her I ever heard or
Knew. Sometimes it crosses me as g
dream in fsirylaud, aud l wonder who
she was aud where she is-but that Is ell.
1 took my time getting back, and drew q
I long breath Of relief when [ struck the
Virginia side. When 1 sa!u5ed and
handed her message 10 General E4rly he
! resd it end said to his orderly: Give this
men something to eat and nave his horse
fed.'"
\ disoriered liver is the seat OF many
Of the ills to which. the fssh is heir. It
can be remedieG~ by Morris CaScaTiue,
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